Wareru was assassinated in 1307 but his line ruled the kingdom until its fall in the mid-16th century.
15 Facts About Wareru
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Wareru eliminated Tarabya soon after, and emerged as the sole ruler of three Mon-speaking provinces of Bassein, Pegu and Martaban c 1296.
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Wareru had a younger brother Ma Gada and a younger sister Hnin U Yaing.
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Wareru joined a convoy of about 30 merchants, and began traveling to the royal city of Sukhothai.
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Wareru's insurrection was one of several revolts around the country against King Narathihapate of Pagan.
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Wareru first rebuilt the fortifications of Martaban, and then conquered Kampalani, whose chief had refused to submit.
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Wareru's realm covered approximately modern day Mon State and southern Kayin State.
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Wareru appointed a royal commission, which returned with the legal treatise that came to be known as Wareru Dhammathat and Wagaru Dhammathat.
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Still in 1293, Wareru received assurance from Sukhothai of its continued support.
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Wareru defeated Tarabya in combat but spared Tarabya's life at the intercession of the monks.
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Wareru brought Tarabya, Theindya and their two young children to Martaban.
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Wareru was now king of three Mon-speaking regions of Lower Burma.
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Wareru had reconstituted a major portion of Pagan's Lower Burma holdings: the Irrawaddy delta in the west to the Pegu province in the middle to the Martaban province on the upper Tenasserim coast.
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Wareru appointed his trusted minister Laik-Gi governor of Pegu, and his brother-in-law Min Bala governor of Myaungmya in the Irrawaddy delta.
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The Mongols knew that Wareru was then a vassal of Ram Khamhaeng, and recognized Wareru anyway because they did not want a strong state to emerge in Southeast Asia, even of Tais.